"Ian has a gift for reading people and meeting them exactly where they are. As a mentor, he helped me begin to untangle not just my career direction, but also the deeper blocks that were holding me back - from doing better work to better understanding myself and questioning my sense of purpose. His knowledge of international producing and global markets for dance and theatre is extraordinary. I feel a genuine shift beginning, sparked by our mentorship conversations." Gabija Cepelyte
"We can not thank you enough for your session on The Art of Producing. You have defiantly infused us to push deeper into our craft and ability to produce." Artists4Artists
"The application process was made much clearer, less anxiety inducing, and easier to tackle through Ian's careful, considered, and supportive guidance."
Isaac Ouro-Gnao
"Ian, all this intelligence is gold. Thank you."
Fleur Darkin, Scottish Dance Theatre
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Workshops / Consultation
As a workshop leader, consultant, mentor, panel member and host I've been employed by a range of organisations across the UK including: Scottish Dance Theatre, Science Made Simple, nottdance, Artists 4 Artists, ZOO Venues, Dance Hub Birmingham, Seeta Patel Dance, Indepen-dance, The Ford Collective, Gabija Cepelyte and Body Politic.
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I specialise in delivering workshops and panel discussions on producing and Hip Hop including:
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The Art of Producing
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Fundraising / Grant Writing
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Hip Hop As Design Thinking
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How To Pitch
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Is this archiving? A Discussion on the Role Archiving Plays in Hip Hop dance culture roundtable.
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Action Learning
My consultancy work has ranged from short term strategic interventions, board away days, delivering feasibility reports, writing digital strategies and developing mission, vision and values.
I've hosted many post-show conversations, festivals and events as well as facilitating their digital/Zoom equivalents when we're unable to meet face to face.